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WHAT HAPPENED TO 
HANNAH 

A MINSTREL AFTERPIECE 



BY 

HARRY L. NEWTON 

AUTHOR OF 

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WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH 



CHARACTERS. 

Washington O'Brien Lee A Colored Calciminer 

Hannah His zvife 

Place — Any city. . , >.*S 

Scene — The Lee Kitchen. v\ 

Time — Early evening. . . ^ 



Time of Playinc — Fifteen. Minutes. 



COSTUMES. 

Washington — Calciminer's overalls and jumper, change 
to "loud" smoking jacket after entrance. Chocolate colored 
facial make-up. 

Hannah — Large figured calico dress and white apron. 
Wears short-haired wig, with face made up very black. 



PROPERTIES. 

In the cupboard are numerous dishes, such as pots, pans, 
etc. In one dish about twenty potatoes. Loaf of bread, 
knives, forks, etc. On bench is wash basin partly filled 
with water ; cake of soap, and over it a soiled roller towel ; 
alongside is a cracked mirror. Coffee pot, tin pot and fry- 
ing pan for gas stove. Watch chain and package contain- 
ing two back combs. 



STAGE DIRECTIONS. 

R. means right of stage; C, center; R. C, right center; 
L., left; 1 E., first entrance; U. E., upper entrance; R. 3 E., 
right entrance, up-stage, etc.; R. D., right door; L. D., left 
door, etc. ; D. F., door in flat or back of the stage ; up-stage, 
away from footlights, down-stage, near footlights ; 1 G., 
first groove, etc. The actor is supposed to be facing the 
audience. 

COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY EBEN H. NORRIS. 

2 ^ . 



JUN®(fgi5 4ii02 



WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH 



Scene: A kitchen. Practical (street) door in back 
fiat. No other entrances or exits necessary. Kitchen table, 
covered with red and white checked cloth, at C, with chair 
at either side. At R. of C. is a kitchen cupboard, in which 
are dishes, pot, pans, etc. At L. is a zvash bench, with basin 
and large piece of soap. Hanging over bench is a very 
much soiled roller towel and alongside is a small cracked 
mirror. Washington's smoking jacket and a pair of large 
carpet slippers are on a chair, L. At L. is a small gas stove, 
on which are coffee pot, frying pan and tin pot. 

At rise of curtain, Hannah, softly humming a negro 
melody, is discovered engaged in the task of setting the table 
for the evening meal. As curtain is zvell up, she takes tzvo 
loaves of bread from cupboard, goes to table and slices the 
bread, making two high stacks. 

Hannah (surveying sliced bread). Dar. If dat ain't 
'nough bread fo' Wash, he kin do widout. Dat man always 
complain' 'about his appetite. (Laughs.) Law-zee, says 
he kaint eat much 'cause he's too much in love wid me. We 
been married jes' a year today. (Gets about tiventy pota- 
toes from Clipboard, sits and peels them zvhile talking.) 
Ah hopes Ah done got sufficient thereof potatoes fo' him. 
De longer we is married de moah he eats. Some folks 
say dat is merely de result ob mus' have somethin' to do, 
even if yo' am married. But Ah do hopes Wash gits 'nough 
to eat dis evenin', 'cause Ah'm powerful nervous like. Dis 
heah bein' our anniversary, Ah reckoned on givin' him a 
nice present. Now Ah don't has no money, but Ah does 
has a idea and Ah excutes it forthwid. Ah done has mah 
hair cut off, and Ah sold it to a hair-store lady. (Runs a 
hand over head.) Law-zee, Ah wonder what Wash say 
when he diskiver mah hair am went. But it kaint be helped. 
Ah jes' naturally has to had dat present fo' him. (Glances 
cautiously all about, pulls large ivatch chain from front of 

3 



4 WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH. 

dress and holds it up admiringly.) Dar it am. Ain't dat 
a beauty? Done cost me all mah hair, but it am worth it. 
Washington {off R., as if corning along the street). 
Oh, Hannah! Heah comes yo' lovin' honey man. (She 
quickly conceals chain in front of dress, jumps to feet, spill- 
ing and scattering the potatoes all over the floor, runs to 
door and opens it for his entrance.) 

Enter Washington. They embrace and kiss with com- 
edy business. He removes jumper and cap. 

Washington (surveying table). Hello! gwine to have 
company fo' supper? 

Hannah. If we is yo' go hungry. Dat ain't nawthin' 
but yo' reg'lar 'lowance. 

Washington (discovering scattered potatoes on floor). 
Huh ! Been playin' golf ? 

Hannah. No, honey ; Ah heered yo' yelp and Ah done 
git be nervous-like wid emotion. (Aside.) He ain't noticed 
mah hair yit. 

Washington (goes fo wash bench, grumblingly) . Yo' 
jes' naturally got to 'member, Hannah, dat Ah likes mah 
taters cooked. (Rolls up sleeves.) Raw taters is all right 
fo' hogs. 

Hannah (gets broom and dust pan from corner). Yes, 
sah. Ah knows how yo' likes 'em. And Ah knows how 
hogs likes 'em. And dere ain't much difference, nuther. 
(Szveeps up all the potatoes into dust pan, takes them to 
pot on stove and dumps them in, peelings and all; sweeps 
dust pan clean with broom info pot.) 

AVashington (meanzvhile has been- zvashing face and 
hands, and with eyes tightly closed feels about for towel). 
Say, why don't yo' has a towel ? 

Hannah. Dar am a towel. Say, yo' done got me dat 
nervous Ah don't know nawthin'. 

Washington {groping for towel). Shucks, Ah didn't 
git yo' dat way. Yo' was jes' naturally born wid nawthin' 
on yo' mind but yo' hair. 

Hannah {starts in seeming fright, blinks eyes and puts 



WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH. 5 

one hand to back of head. Aside). Law-zee, Ah wonder 
if he knows 'bout mah hair? 

Washington (finally locates tozvel, zvipes face and hands, 
very carelessly; surveys tozvel). Say, ain't it 'bout time 
yo' puts another towel up ? 

Hannah (grumblingly). Say, Mister Lee, dar don't 
'pear to be nawthin' dat suits yo' dis evenin'. Yo' been 
wipin' on dat towel fo' a month or mo' now, and dis am de 
fust time yo' complain 'bout it. 

Washington (zvhirls about and looks at her. She quickly 
places a hand to back of her head, concealing from Jiiui the 
loss of her hair). Dqn't start nawthin'. 'Member dis am 
our anniversary. 

Hannah {still zvith hand to head). Ah ain't gwine start 
nawthin' Ah kaint finish. 

Washington. What's de mattah wid yo' ? Done got yo' 
a headache? {Goes to smoking jacket and slippers.) 

Hannah {quickly takes hand from head, but conceals 
back of head from him by constantly keeping her face 
tozvard him as lie moves about). Naw ; Ah ain't got me 
no headache. 

Washington {dons smoking jacket). Ah'm glad ob dat. 
We don't has weddin' anniversaries ebery day. {Sits and 
puts on slippers.) 

Hannah {aside and feeling back of head). Ah'm glad 
ob it. 

W^ashington {rising). Supper be long now, honey? 

Hannah {backing to stove). No, honey; jes' a few 
minutes. Will yo' has some more chicken ? 

Washington {surprised). Some more? Doggone it, 
Ah ain't never had some yit. 

Hannah. Dat's so; Ah done forgit. {Aside.) He 
ain't noticed mah hair yit. 

Washington {sits at table, elevates feet to top, leans 
back in chair and appears very comfortable). Yo' knows 
dat man Ah works fo' now, he's Irish. 

Hannah. Yes? 

Washington. He done axed me mah name. Ah tole 



6 WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH. 

him Washington O'Brien Lee. He axed what de O'Brien 
was fo'. 

Hannah. What yo' tole him? 

Washington. Ah done tole him dat it was fo' protec- 
tion. (Hannah chuckles.) Den Ah done axed him fo' 
some money on mah salary account. 

Hannah, ^^^^at he say? 

Washington. He done tole me to jump in de lake. 

Hannah. A\'ell? 

Washington. Ah done jump in de lake jes' as he tole 
me — when xAh come back he was gone. (Washington 
sloivly falls asleep, leaning back in chair, zvith feet on top 
of table. Hannah keeps her. eyes on him anxiously, and 
ivith both Jiands behind her back attempts to prepare the 
supper on the stOTr. Her comedy efforts finally result in 
her thrusting a hand in the supposedly boiling pot of water. 
She yells and jumps, fingers in mouth. Washington, at 
her first yell, loses his balance and falls backward to -floor.) 

Hannah (dancing about in apparent agony). Law-zee, 
Ah sure got suspicious dat Ah diskivered some powerful 
hot place, sudden-like. 

Washington (rising slozvly to feet). Say, what yo' 
mean by tryin' to 'liminate me — {checks speech abruptly 
and ga::es spellbound at her hair, blinking eyes, etc.). 
Wha — wha — what's a mattah wid yo' head? 

Hannah (trying to conceal back of head). Why, whatta 
yo' mean, honey — mah hair? 

Washington (goes to her, grabs her wrist forcibly and 
swings her about, facing him, pointing an accusing finger 
at her shorn head). Dar! Dat's what Ah mean. Yo' 
done got yo' hair 'liminated. How's come, gal? 

Hannah (pleadingly). Oh, honey, don't be rough wid 
■yo' sugar-plum. Don't look dat way (brokenly, zvith 
burlesque pathos). Ah — Ah done it all fo' yo', honey-man ! 

Washington (astonished) . Yo' — yo' done it all fo' me? 
'Lucidate, gal ; 'lucidate befo' Ah musses up de best room 
in de house wid yo'. 

Hannah (fearfully). Calm yo'self, honey; calm yo'self. 



WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH. 7 

Washington {tlircatctiingly). Air 11 calm yo' in jes' a 
minute. How's come yo' got yo' a haircut in de hair? 

Hannah. Listen, honey. As Ah done says befo', Ah 
done it fo' yo', honey-man. Ah done it fo' yo'. 

Washington. Yo' done what fo' me? 
■ Hannah. Ah done sold mah hair. 

Washington {recoiling z^'ifJi burlesque horror). Yo' 
done sold yo' hair — yo' beautiful auburn black locks dat Ah 
was so proud of! Yo' beautiful tresses dat Ah loved to 
fondle and caress. A^o' done part wid dose glorious locks 
and tresses? {Sobbing in burlesque, dramatic manner.) 
Oh, gal, gal ; how could yo' ? How could yo' ? 

Hannah. Don't take it so hard, honey-man; don't take 
it so hard. Listen. Ah tried ebery way fo' to save and 
scrape togedder some money fo' to buy yo' a anniversary 
present. (Sighs.) But twant no use. Dere was no maney 
to be got togedder, nuther by scrapin' or odderwise. And 
den — and den — 

Washington. Yes, and den what? 

Hannah. Ah done gits me a idea. Ah sells mah liair 
and buys yo' a present. 

Washington. Oh, honey gal (gaspingly sinks into a 
chair). 

Hannah (anxiously). Ain't it all right what Ah done? 

Washington. It am all right — and it am all wrong. 
(Rises, goes to his jacket on chair, takes a package from 
pocket and comes back to her.) Ah suppose what yo' done 
was all fo' de best, but — 

Hannah (anxiously). But what, honey-man? 

Washington. Dat's fo' yo' [hands package to her). 

Hannah (wonderingly) . Wha — what's dat? 

Washington. Dat's a present Ah done gits fo' yo', gal. 

Hannah (with blinking eyes, unwraps string, opens 
paper and takes out two large and flashy back combs, holds 
them up) Law-zee! Hair combs! (Comedy consterna- 
tion.) 

Washington (nods head). \^es — hair combs. Hair 
combs, and now yo' got no hair. 



8 WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH. 

Hannah (admiring them). Mali goodness, dey is some 
class to dem. Dey mits' cost yo' a heap ob money. 

Washington. Dey cost a-plenty (assumes sorrozvful 
attitude, elbows on knees and head in hands). 

Hannah (comfortingly). Nevah mind, honey-man ; mah 
hair will grow agin. Ah'U save de combs till mah hair- 
grows long. (Slyly takes watch chain from bosom of dress 
and conceals it in pahn of hand.) Yo' don't seem powerful 
interested like fo' to see de present what Ah buys yo'. 

Washington (groaning). What's de use — what's de 
use! Dem beautiful auburn tresses am gone — my system 
has received too great a shock fo' to be interested in what 
yo' buys me. 

Hannah (dangles chain in front of his face). Look, 
man. 

Washington (slowly opens eyes, raises head and gazes 
at chain). What! 

Hannah (laughing). Dat's fo' you', honey-man. Dat's 
what Ah buys wid mah hair. Ah buys dat fo' yo', so's dey 
don't laugh at yo' no mo' when yo' pulls out yo' watch. 
(Dangles chain.) Dere ain't nobody what kin laugh at yo' 
now, honey-man. Now let me take yo' watch while Ah 
hook on dis beautiful chain. 

Washington (rises slozvly to feet, mechanically opens 
front of smoking jacket, slips a finger in vest pocket and 
draws forth a part of a zvatch chain, holds it tip before her). 
Dar yo' is. 

Hannah (recoiling in surprise). Dat? Why dat's yo' 
old chain. Whar's yo' watch? 

Washington. Mah watch ? Honey, Ah done pawned 
mah watch fo' to buy yo' dem gorgeous combs. (Hannah 
puts a hand to head, whirls and falls fainting into Wash- 
ington's arms, to — ) 

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